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Suspect Caught In Police Not Following Murder of John Barber ‘Friday Has Not Given Satisfactory Statement Relative To His Presence In Clean, Of ficials Claim. City and county authorities today voiced the opinion that John ‘Tiber, held as a suspect in the fatal shoot ing of John Barber near the corner of Wayne and North Fourth streets Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock, is vny of the two men who took part in the shooting. ‘Tiber was gather ed by the closing cordon of police and county authorities I'viday noon on River street near the corner of Vine street in the vicinity of the Empire Mills. As yet he has made no Satisfactory statement to police to explain his presence in the city. One story given by the man is that he came to Olean from Young stown, Ohio, Thursday night on the Pennsylvania railroad. He said that he did not change cars from the time he got on the train in the Ohio city till he got off at the Olean station. ‘This statement was imme diately branded false by authori ties as there is no through train on the Pennsylvania system from LEGAL NOTICE TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF ‘THE TOWN OF HINSDALE: PLEASL TAKE NOVICE, _ That a Specia Meeting of the quali fied voters of the Town of Hinsdale will be held at the Town Room Mm the ‘Town Hall of the ‘town of Hinsdale on the 6th day of June, 1925, between ‘ha hours of sun rise and sun set, for the purpose of voting upon the follow ing resolutions: PROPOSITION No. 1, Shall the Town of Hinsdale, by its duty authorized agents and officers, construct the bridge on the Buffalo-Ol itn State Road on the proposed change of route of said road near the limits of the Village of Hinsdale according to plans and specifications furnished by the State Department of Highways, and filed with the Town Clerk, at a cost of not to exceed twenty-four thousand dollars ($21,000), and shall the said Town Boaid be authorized to raise ihe Said amount, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, by manc tion according to law? PROPOSITION No. 2: Shall the Town of Hinsdale, by la duly authorized agents and officers, construct the bridge on the Buffalo- Clorn State Road on the proposed change of route of said road near the limts of the Village of Hinsdale ac cording to plans and —specifications furnished by it are Department of Highways and a With the Town Usei, at a cost of not to exceed twenty-four thousand dollars $21,000), and shall the said Lown Board be au thorized, to borrow the said sum, ‘or go much thereof as is necessary, at a rate of interest not to exceed sit per cant ini per annum, and to issue bonds or other evidences of debtedness there for in accordance with Section 16 of the Highway Lie, which sate bonds shall be a charge upon the Town of Minsdile; the sild bonds, or other evi dences of Indebtedness be paid vnr qual annual installments, of two thous dollars ($2,000) each with in terest payable annually on all out standing bands: the first instalments of said honda to be payable one year after the date of Issumpe the same; the principal and interest as the same shall become due to be payable each wed by taxes raised In the usual warier against the taxable property of the salt Town; the sald bonds of other evidences of indebtedness to be prepared by the Town Board of the Town of Minsdale according to law in due notice of the ting and place of sale of sald bonds to be given by the Town Road of the Town of Hinsdale 14 provided by law, the pro ceeds of the said bounds to We pull to the credit of the Town of Hinsdale? Tated at Hinsdale, New York, May: 1th, 1435. HARLOW G. HOGUE, Supervisor CHARLES CAVERLY, orn Clerk WILLIAM S. PHILLIES, Justice of Hones. WILLIAM R. PERKINS, Justice of 1 Tones, 1 PORTER S. CRONE, Justica of Frace, 1 WALTER H. HAMILTON, Justice, of Peace, ARTHUR F LOCKWOOD, Town Superintendent of Highways, * ‘Youngstown to Olean, Friday afternoon Tiber was tak en to a house on North Unton street Where he said he 'id stayed ‘Ultues day afternoon. ‘The owner of the place denied that he had given the man a night's lodging. Tider later changed history. Statements Vary ‘Tiber Stated to Chief Dempsey ; that he left the house in question at 10 o’clock. Triday morning. As the police had searched the house before that time Friday morning in search of fugitives and did not flat Tibor this story was also proven false. Late Friday night Tibor was tak en to the home of Mike Russe, lo cated on Vine street between Water and Elm, where he claimed in a lat er statement that he had spent Thursday night. Police believe that this story is the most plausible. Russo, in a statement to police, says tat the nar held in connection with the murder of Barber stayed in his house Thursday night and ate break fast there Friday morning. Russo was unable to say what time the suspect left the house on the day of the shooting. Police say that Tiber is not the name of the man. His Italian name is Gelandi Jeoi, they say. When the man purchased a Ford sedan in Canton, Ohio, recently the bill of sale was made out to Joel Tiber. We also used the name of John Tiber, John Teol and Joe Leol, police say. The fact that Tiber has been in Olean for ten days or two weeks is now thought to be established by po lice. Several persons have made statements to police that they have seen the man in the city during the past two weeks. He is also said to have worked here more than a year ago. At that time he stayed in the city for about ten months, police say. Working io several different places. Positive identification of the man as one of the two strangers who shot Barber is thought to be estab lished at this time by one person whose name the authorities would not divulge who claims to be an eye witness to the whole shooting. This man is expected to be a star witness in the case should Tibet be held by authorities for the grand jury which will convene at Little Valley Mon tiny. June 1, ivo or six other persons who, it is said, saw the men running from the scene of murder have been se ceured by authorities in efforts to identify Uber License Held The car for which Tiber has a bill of sale and license has been secured by authorities and is be ing held pending investigation of its purchase. The auto was found in a garage on North Fifth street where the suspect lead the offi cers. The license for the machine was evidently secured in Olean May 11, the date on which the license found on his person was made out. This fact and the state ment of a man whose name is, withheld that Tiber rode from Allegany to Clean Sunday night leads the officers to beleve that he suspect came to town Sunday, purchased the license Monday and stayed here since that time. Tiber, being held as a suspect, has proven an enigma to police. He rests in his cell without the least signs of nervousness, ap
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Olean Times
Olean, New York, US
Sat, May 16, 1925
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